THIS CONFERENCE IS OVER AND WAS GREAT! THIS PAGE IS NOW ARCHIVED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT A FUTURE AIR CARE CONFERENCE!
AIR CARE 2015
Friday and Saturday April 24-25, 2015
The Beautiful El Tropicano Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
Hosted by:
Air Care 2015 is in the Air! Register to Attend Now!
Our annual national conference is the place to be to meet leaders of volunteer pilot organizations nationwide, share ideas, and learn the latest news about Public Benefit Flying. As part of our Air Care conferences we have wonderful social events in the venue and nearby areas. You will be happy to hear that Air Care 2015, your premier event for leaders of all Public Benefit Flying Organizations, will be held in San Antonio, Texas on April 24-25, 2015. And some attendees will arrive early on Thursday the 23rd and share an informal dinner together.
The location of the conference is San Antonio, Texas, one of the nation’s top tourist and convention destinations – and our venue is the historic and beautiful El Tropicano Hotel in the heart of San Antonio’s picturesque River Walk. It’s within walking distance of a variety of tourist and entertainment points of interest including the Alamo, El Mercado, and the RiverCenter Mall. Also just steps away are dozens of restaurants, bars, and other attractions.
You can view great information on the hotel and the Riverwalk at www.eltropicanohotel.com and alsowww.visitsanantonio.com and www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com. And here is a great VIDEO about San Antonio’s RiverWalk, museums, and other attractions! https://vimeo.com/105620358
The Alamo is just one of the many attractions featured in the video!
You can reserve your steeply discounted rooms for the Air Care conference for $129 per night, with breakfast available for an additional $8 per person. Make your reservation by calling the hotel’s reservation line at 
877-736-4311 or by emailing reservations@eltropicanohotel.com. Be sure to mention that you are with the Air Care Alliance when making reservations in our block!
PLEASE MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE – THE BLOCK OF ROOMS IS LIMITED! THE DEADLINE FOR THE HOTEL BLOCK RATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO APRIL 7th BUT WE EXPECT OUR BLOCK TO BE FILLED QUICKLY.
ALSO – PLEASE MAKE YOUR AIR CARE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION BY USING THE FORM BELOW. FORM DUE BY APRIL 15 BUT WE MUCH APPRECIATE EARLIER REGISTRATIONS AND THAT ENSURES WE HAVE ROOM FOR YOU. IF NEEDED WE CAN TAKE LATE REGISTRATION UP TO APRIL 20.
See many additional details below!
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION FORM
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
Dinner and drinks for early arrivers at an informal no host Restaurant to be announced soon. A good reason to arrive early!
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
Special Excursions: The Angel Flight South Central team is happy to encourage you to enjoy outings to local points of interest on Friday, April 25th. Many wonderful attractions are an easy walk from the hotel, as mentioned above. We also plan to have a Rendezvous Point near the hotel where we can tough base between excursions and gather prior to the evening events.
Opening Reception: In the evening visit with your friends and colleagues from public benefit flying organizations from across the country and enjoy refreshments and libations, hosted and provided by Angel Flight South Central.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26
The theme of this year’s conference is How to Greatly Enhance Your Group by Telling Your Story, Embracing New Technologies, and Improving Your Board’s Effectiveness.
In addition to VIP speakers welcoming us to San Antonio and regaling us at the closing banquet, we will have speakers and panels covering a variety of topics, including:
SATURDAY EVENING
Cocktail Hour and Closing Banquet with Guest Speaker and Entertainment to be announced!
SUNDAY/MONDAY
Enjoy the day getting to know San antonio better – and enjoy your travels home!
Mariachi Bands on the River – April 21-24
GETTING THERE:
For those flying commercially:
If you will be flying commercially, San Antonio’s International Airport is served by Delta, Southwest, US Airways, American, and Alaska Airlines, and ground transportation to the hotel is available by taxi (about $25), rental car, and VIA Metropolitan Bus service.
For those flying privately:
If you are flying yourself, Stinson Field (SSF) is located just south of downtown and is very convenient to the Riverwalk area.
HOTEL – book by NEW APRIL 7 deadline for block discount; but note the block could fill up earlier. (The hotel kindly extended our deadline date but most of the rooms in the block have now been taken)
Our conference hotel is the El Tropicano located on San Antonio’s historic and beautiful Riverwalk. You can view great information on the hotel and the Riverwalk at www.eltropicanohotel.com and www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com.
You can reserve your steeply discounted rooms for the Air Care conference for $129 per night, with breakfast available for an additional $8 per person. Make your reservation by calling the hotel’s reservation line at 877-736-4311 or by emailing reservations@eltropicanohotel.com. Be sure to mention that you are with the Air Care Alliance when making reservations in our block!
PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE – THE BLOCK OF ROOMS IS LIMITED! SEE FORM BELOW.
We look forward to seeing you on the Riverwalk!
AIR CARE 2015 Registration Form – book early but best if by April 15 IF NEEDED WE CAN TAKE LATE REGISTRATION UP TO APRIL 20. We need this information as early as possible to order meals and provide for seating. If we reach capacity we may have to deny attendance.
1) Print out this webpage, complete this form, and send it back as shown below;
2) Include your check payable to Air Care Alliance or pay via credit card/paypal as indicated below.
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY ALL ITEMS
Primary Registrant / Contact Name: Group and/or Affiliation(s):
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Phone Email Address
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Registrations best if received by April 15. IF NEEDED WE CAN TAKE LATE REGISTRATION UP TO APRIL 20 but please – earlier is better.
Please list additional attendees below and check off activities in which they will participate. Do include email addresses so they can receive last minute information.
Dinner at a fine local restaurant is your RSVP for Thursday’s no host dinner (Order & Pay on own)
The Friday reception is hosted – no fee or RSVP necessary!
| Attendee Name | Email Address | Thursday no host dinner |
Saturday Conference $99 |
Saturday Dinner $59 |
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THE FRIDAY RECEPTION is hosted! No fee required!
# __________ x $99 per person SATURDAY REGISTRATION FEE = $______________
# __________ x $59 per person SATURDAY EVENING BANQUET = $______________
Grand Total $____________
I am paying by: ____ check _____ credit card/PayPal
Please mail this completed form and any payments to this address below;
OR fax the form,
OR pdf scan the form,
then mail any payment
OR pay using your credit card or PayPal account, using the button below.
AIR CARE 2015 Registrar
Linda Tangen, ACA Administrative Director
1932 Gunnison Place NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87120
Or: FAX to 815-572-9192 or email PDF scan to mail@aircareall.org
You may be able to fold the form so the address above shows in a window envelope
Include your check payable to Air Care Alliance or Pay via Credit Card / PayPal:
You may send Credit Card and payment information to PayPal using the button below.
For cards click on the “Don’t Have a PayPal Account” link if card options do not appear:
Please indicate your name and group and Air Care when paying.